People, Groups, and Places
One who carefully uncovers evidence from the past
Archaeologist
To gather
Harvest
An object made by people long ago
Artifact
A method scientists use to estimate the age of living things after they have died
Carbon dating
A long period of time before people developed systems of writing and written language
Prehistory
A person who travels from place to place
Nomad
To move from one area to another
Migrate
A huge piece of ice covering a great stretch of land
The study of the relationship between physical features, climate, and people
Geography
The technology, customs, beliefs, and art of a group of people; a "way of life"
Culture
A group that does a certain type of work
Social division
To tame wild animals or plants
Domesticate
A surface feature such as a valley, plain, hill, or mountain
Landform (topography)
The study of the ways of past cultures through objects they left behind
Archaeology
An area's average weather conditions over a long span of time
Climate
Differing in some characteristics (from each other)
Diverse
Extra supply
Surplus
The raising of plants and animals for human use
Agriculture
A place where archaeologists dig up artifacts
Excavation Site
The way in which humans produce the items they use; ex. tools
Technology